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Southeastern Louisiana under tornado watch through Friday morning
Most of southeastern Louisiana is under a tornado watch until early Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Tornadoes, hail and wind gusts up to 75 mph are all possible throughout the region, including Baton Rouge, Buras, Houma and greater New Orleans, forecasters say. The watch began at 8...
High school baseball All-Star Game perfect end to season, careers for Houma-Thibodaux players
High school sports in Louisiana officially are officially over for the summer. But before school was out, 30 of the top baseball players in the Houma- and Thibodaux-area came to Southland Field on Saturday night for the Community Sports Institute All-Star Game. While the game itself was a thrilling affair — Team Lafourche raced out to a 3-0 lead entering the bottom of the fifth, only to see Team Terrebonne score in each of the last three...
Councilmember and parish president clash over scribble on document
At a Wednesday evening Council meeting tempers flared. At the tail-end of a Terrebonne Parish Council meeting, May 15, Councilman Steve Trosclair confronted Parish President Jason Bergeron with a photo, presented on three television screens, showing a parish ordinance "defaced" by a scribble. Across the ordinance - a parish version of a law - was a line with a loop drawn through it that cut through the official writing. The ordinance was set to be filed as parish law.
Man charged with murder of his girlfriend, St. Charles sheriff's office reports
ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. — The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office announced they had arrested 50-year-old L.J. McCoy, Jr. and charged him with the Second-Degree murder of his longtime girlfriend 38-year-old Ashley Thomas. “On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, just before 1:00 a.m., the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office...
Public notices for May 17, 2024
FILING OF SOUTH LOUISIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (SLECA) This notice is given pursuant to Article IV, Section 21, Paragraph (D) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, regarding electricity rates in the Parishes of Assumption, La- fourche, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, and Terrebonne. SLECA has filed a formula rate plan (“FRP”) annual report pursuant to LPSC Docket No. U-36339-A, In re: Request for In- terim and Final Emergency Rate Relief. Any comments or questions concerning this filing may be directed to the Louisiana Public Service Commission at (225) 342-4999.
GALLERY: South Lafourche students return to Cut Off Elementary for Grad Walk
South Lafourche High School joined other graduating seniors returned to the start of their educational journeys this week with many students doing their Grad Walk. On Thursday, students returned to Cut Off Elementary School where they got to walk the hall of the school, while also filling out a questionnaire detailing what they liked about their time at the school, their future plans and some of their favorite moments.
Offense shines, defense shows youth: Takeaways from Terrebonne football's spring game
Terrebonne football got its 2024 season off to an early start Thursday night as the Tigers hosted the McDonogh 35 Roneagles in the spring game. After both teams warmed up, skill players and defenses participated in 7-on-7 drills — Terrebonne offense against 35 defense and vice versa, one pairing on each side of the field — while offensive and defensive linemen practiced blocking and pass rush drills, respectively, at midfield. ...
Mrs. Roper Romp Pub Crawl coming to Shreveport, Thibodaux
Get ready to romp around downtown Shreveport in your best caftan for cocktails and camaraderie. Lagniappe P.R.I.M.E. has teamed up with Amplify Events & Promotions to host a Mrs. Roper Romp Pub Crawl simultaneously in both downtown areas of Shreveport and Thibodaux on Friday, May 31, 2024. ...
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